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Durham vs Whitingham vs East Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most people working from home (13%).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
East Durham has the most kids (32.5% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Durham | Whitingham | East Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,641Highest |
1,368 |
495Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 48.8±5.1Highest 25% above U.S. |
46.4±7.1 19% above U.S. |
40.1±21.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Durham and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
32.5%±7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±7 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
4.8%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Whitingham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Whitingham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,471±$15k about the U.S. average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$82,813±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
| East Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$26k 26% below U.S. |
$262,300±$30kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$193,100±$163kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Whitingham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$844Highest 30% below U.S. |
$673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
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| Durham and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,728 20% above U.S. |
$5,055Highest 62% above U.S. |
$2,825Lowest 9% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitingham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 27% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Durham and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.